International Physics Olympiad opens in Tallinn

The 43rd International Physics Olympiad opened on Monday in Tallinn, bringing almost 400 young physicist from 82 countries to Estonia, Postimees Online reports.

Estonian parliament speaker, astro-physicist Ene Ergma welcomed the participants and said that physics education is the best in the world. "Physics and science are true fun," she said.

Ergma reminded that Estonia submitted an application to organize Olympiad already in 1996. "Already then we were certain that the engine of the 21st century is economy based on science and high-tech. For this, specialists are needed who have a strong education in natural sciences," Ergma said in her welcoming speech.

Two forums to shape the Baltic Sea regional future One Forum is aimed at revealing the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region up to 2030; another assembles high-level decision-makers from business, politics, academia and media to figure out some practical steps for implementing a “futurist strategy”. The former is gathering for the 7th time, the latter for the 18th; both are taking place this week in Stockholm, Sweden